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National Maritime Museum Cornwall Trust Discovery Quay Falmouth Cornwall TR11 3QY
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Lal on why this exhibition is so important One of the masters, tattoo artist Lal Hardy on British Tattoo Art Revealed, the exhibition at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth, one of the largest of its kind. Lal Hardy was born in 1958 and, has spent most of his time since living and working…
The Myth, The Man and Mutiny In this video, guest curator, Dr Pieter van der Merwe, General Editor and Curator Emeritus at the National Maritime Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich, introduces some of the highlights of one of our major temporary exhibitions for 2017, Captain Bligh: Myth, Man and Mutiny. Like this? Want to know more?…
Challenging ideas about how far back tattooing goes in our culture Co-curator and Head of Public Programming at The National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Stuart Slade, chooses one of his favourite objects in British Tattoo Art Revealed, the largest exhibition of it’s kind in the UK. A genuinely ground-breaking and comprehensive history of British tattooing, featuring…
Stories that are moving, funny and truly surprising Watch the real life stories behind Falmouth and Cornwall residents tattoos, featuring students from Falmouth university, Falmouth town residents, members of the armed forces. As an important part of the development of the Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed exhibition, we wanted to engage with as many of…
Collaborations and contributors In this short video Derryth Ridge, Co-Curator, speaks about the collaborations and contributors which make Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed such a unique exhibition. A genuinely ground-breaking and comprehensive history of British tattooing, the exhibition features cutting edge designers, leading academics and major private collectors. Like this? Want to know more? There…
A man of many talents Museum volunteer, sculptor, boatbuilder and now our first artist in residence Rob Johnsey on the inspiration for his sculptures I’ve been a volunteer at the Museum for over 10 years There have been many brilliant moments. Sailing Aileen, a St Mawes One Design, as part of the Falmouth Classics, was very…
A new project for the boatbuilding team The museum boat building team are a respected centre for restoration, conservation and repair of historical vessels. Their latest project is the steam launch “Emma”. These pictures show the team moving her onto a trolley for ease of working on the hull. At the moment the team doesn’t…
A labour of love by our boat building team Captain Bligh: Myth, Man and Mutiny brings to life one of the greatest small boat survival stories in history featuring relics from the voyage and a specially built reproduction of the Bounty launch, giving a very real sense of the situation of the 18 men who…
Putting their skills to the test A pair of enthusiastic student boat builders put their skills to the test in helping to recreate the infamous Captain Bligh’s Bounty launch. The students from Falmouth Marine School, Drew Passmore, 17 from Penryn and Sebastian Strangreciak, 23 from Poland, asked the museum if they could do some voluntary…
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